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Continued from page 4 out between April and the end of Uncle Jack.”
October 1908. The medal design At this point, I was pretty excited
was awarded to Australian-born and holding my breath, waited
sculptor Bertram Mackennal who, for the right moment to ask the
borrowing from Greek mythology question, “Joan do you know where
and the origin of the Olympic
Uncle Jack’s gold medal is?”
Games depicted two female figures SUB Place
crowning the champion athlete with Joan excitedly replied that she did! Damaris Sanchez
a Laurel wreath. For the obverse Her brother Brian is in possession Home
of the medal, Mackennal chose St. of it. There is a long family story
George, the patron Saint of England about how the medal made the of the
and his legendary slaying of the rounds after uncle Jack died in 1957, Great Sub
dragon approximately 250 A.D. how its importance was never lost,
The edge of the medal is inscribed and how it is still cherished today. 613-932-6033
“Winner” followed by the sport, in The medal’s simplicity of design, 407 Pitt Street
little bigger than a Twoonie, and this case, “La Crosse.” Weighing 25 compared to modern-day medals,
could easily be hiding in an old grams, 250 Gold Medals would be speaks volumes of the times when
jewellery box. What a find that produced and placed in protective it was issued. With a little research rare 104 year old piece of Olympic
would be. red boxes. and the magic of Photoshop, I put memorabilia. For those of you
together a collage: the medal front interested, condition sensitive, at a
Originally, the 1908 games were A few weeks after learning that and back with a military picture of recent auction in Great Britain, one
awarded to Rome. When Mount Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame Sgt. John C Broderick from WWI of these solid gold 1908 Olympic
Vesuvius erupted in April of 1906, member John C. Broderick was part and by copying his signature from medals sold for £7,000, or close to
the Olympic resources were needed of Team Canada that won Olympic his WWI attestation papers, we now $12,000 Canadian. The fact that
for the clean-up and rebuilding of Lacrosse gold medal of 1908, I have a new “autographed” display only 250 were made and likely
the city of Naples. Thus, in early received a call from Joan Terrance. for the CSHOF. fewer survive all these years later,
1907, the games were switched Joan grew up in the area of Eighth that just might be a fair value for
to Great Britain and the City of and Augustus Streets, here in Researching the story of John Uncle Jack’s medal. Thanks to Joan
London. The short notice put a Cornwall. After a brief chat, Joan Broderick and his medal was fun. and Brian Terrance, we now know
lot of pressure on Great Britain teased me by saying, “As a little It uncovered another Olympic the medal has sentimental value
and so, the games were spread girl, I called John C. Broderick, Champion from our city, and a and no doubt makes it “priceless.”

Pommier Jewellers presents

MOM of the month

Jody Blair

September’s Mom of the Month is
Royal LePage Performance Realty
sales representative and local yoga
instructor Jody Blair. Jody is a
member of Jennifer Blair Manley’s
Dream Team, which also includes
client care coordinator Christal
Bowen.
Cornwall and area residents may
remember Jody from Sat Nam
Yoga, which she opened in 2002.
Although Sat Nam is now closed,
Jody Blair (left) and twin sister Jen Blair Jody can be found teaching a yoga
at Royal LePage Photo Submitted class on Thursday mornings at
Love Yoga on Second Street West.
Jody has three children: Victoria, who is 9; Julia, who is 11, and Blair, who at 18 attends
college. Victoria and Julia are keeping their mom busy over the holidays with a variety
of summer camps and athletic activities. Julia enjoys singing and dancing, while Victoria
plays competitive hockey with the atom B Cornwall Typhoons. In fact, Typhoons’ coach
Michelle Guay-Morin has recruited Jody to work with the ladies. This season Jody will
be behind the bench as the team trainer.
Jody cites the importance of being active to living a healthy lifestyle. She and her
daughters practise yoga at home, and the girls attend their mother’s class on occasion.

“Yoga builds strength, improves flexibility and balance, and relaxes you. My goal as a
teacher is not only help my students work on their mental and physical strength but to

help them find a peace, a stillness, in a world that can be so chaotic.”